Re: Max Sella, Div. Totenkopf

I think he rather looks like Eichmann, in fact. But you notice with all of the Rittekreuztraeger photos of SS men in the years 1942 and 1943, they look quite different than in the years before. The photos themselves are not as good; and the expression in the eyes mirrors the destruction and carnage of the eastern front, surely. How could it have been otherwise?

Re: Max Sella, Div. Totenkopf

Seela had a long career in both the SS and SA, joining the SA on 1 March 1929, and moving on to the SS on 28th March 1935, as a staff officer of a Pioneer Battalion, transferring to the T.V in November 1939. his SS number was 3,947 however, which is quite low for 1935, suggesting he was an enlisted member of the SS much earlier.
Peter.

Re: Max Sella, Div. Totenkopf

PS; very interesting that in the first picture, as an SS Captain, circa1941, he is wearing wartime collar patches on an early converted open neck jacket, whilst in the second as an SS major, post Sept 1943, he has reverted to the pre-war style of verticle collar patches.
Peter.

Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader

Re: Max Sella, Div. Totenkopf

A warm holiday welcome to colleague Peter with his important additions, to say nothing of other colleagues Our website attracts the most formidable talent in this little demimonde.
Sella seems to have maintained the proper national socialist stare throughout his career. It is also interesting that he joined the SSTV from the Allgemeine SS at a time of the latter mobilization of the former.

Thanks for all for their additions to my berserk posting of the nice images from the Bundesarchiv.